Legal Cases & Social Causes

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Listen Monday, Jun. 12, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. in Law, Society

Did the OJ Simpson case change opinions on domestic violence? How did Michael Jackson's court battles affect views on child abuse? We look at the impact divisive high-profile cases can have on the American public and our complex social ills.

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Lynn Chancer

Professor of Sociology, Hunter College of the City University of New York; and author of "High-Profile Crimes: When Legal Cases Become Social Causes" (Univ. of Chicago)

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